Nutrition Therapy
| Definition: |
Improving health status of an individual by adjusting the quantities, qualities, and methods of nutrient intake. |
| Notes: |
GEN only; prefer specifics |
| Also Called: |
Medical Nutrition Therapy |
| Previously Indexed: |
Nutrition (1974-2003) |
Nutrition Therapy Categories.
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Diet Therapy - By adjusting the quantity and quality of food intake to improve health status of an individual. This term does not include the methods of food intake (NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT). |
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Nutritional Support - The administration of nutrients for assimilation and utilization by a patient by means other than normal eating. It does not include FLUID THERAPY which normalizes body fluids to restore WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE. |
Nutrition Therapy Definitions and Terms
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